Online discussion participation predicted team project grades: students who answered others' questions more frequently and had a positive attitude received better grades¶
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q2 i? Yoo and Kim found that students who answered other students' questions more frequently received a better team project grade, as did those with a positive attitude. → McManus 2015
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McManus 2015¶
McManus, M. M., & Aiken, R. M. (2015). Supporting Effective Collaboration: Using a Rearview Mirror to Look Forward. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 26, 365–377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0068-6
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Narrative review of Yoo and Kim's predictive analysis of an online asynchronous discussion board in a computer operating systems course, combining quantitative entry counts and qualitative emotion coding correlated with domain understanding. The review reports that 'students who answered other students' questions more frequently received a better grade for the team project.'
"students who answered other students' questions more frequently received a better grade for the team project, as did those who had a positive attitude, including Bpraising others."
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Related Claims¶
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